Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco IP Phone 7940
CVE-2006-0179
Currently unrated
Key Information:
- Vendor
Cisco
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 11 January 2006
Badges
👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 12%
What is CVE-2006-0179?
The Cisco IP Phone 7940 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by remote attackers sending a flood of TCP SYN packets to arbitrary ports, including port 80. This can lead to a service disruption, rendering the device inoperable until it is rebooted. Network administrators should implement appropriate measures to safeguard their devices against such SYN flood attacks.
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.